December 19, 2018
University of Maine System Chancellor Page Retiring End of June
by Eesha Pendharkar, BDN Staff
When James Page took the helm of Maine’s university system, student enrollment was declining and the state’s public universities faced sizable, long-term deficits. Seven years later, Page will step down at a time when enrollment has stabilized — and even grown on some campuses — and the system’s long-term deficits have disappeared.
Read moreNovember 27, 2018
SHEEO Member eNews: November 2018
by Antoinette Mitchell, Assistant Superintendent of Postsecondary and Career Education
One thing the election season guarantees is change. Some of us are heartened by the outcomes of any given election while others are discouraged. I was recently asked by a reporter to prognosticate what this change might mean for higher education policy. The question was asked with a particular political lens in mind, but what it led me to consider is my firm conviction that both parties ultimately want to…
Read moreNovember 1, 2018
William L. Roper Named Interim President of UNC System
by University of North Carolina System
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors announced today that UNC Health Care CEO and Dean of the UNC School of Medicine Dr. William L. Roper has been named interim president of the UNC System, effective January 1, 2019. Dr. Roper also serves as vice-chancellor for Medical Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Read moreOctober 31, 2018
The University of Vermont Seeks New President
by SHEEO
Following a highly successful six-year tenure as The University of Vermont’s 26th president, Tom Sullivan today announced that, after one more year, he will step out of the presidency in the summer of 2019.
Read moreOctober 29, 2018
White Paper: Monitoring and Assessing the Financial Health and Risk of Colleges and Universities
by David A. Tandberg
Motivated by reports of financial challenges among colleges and universities and requests from state higher education agencies for better methods of assessing and tracking the financial health of the colleges within their states, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has produced a technical white paper on monitoring and assessing the financial health and risk of colleges and universities. The white paper is aimed at state higher education governing…
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